Bringing my 90-year-old mom on a three-month RV trip was not as hard as I expected.
Melania Murphy
Hitting the road and traveling the country in an RV is nothing new for my 90-year-old mother, Margie.After her husband died when she was 82, she surprised the whole family by buying a 24-foot motorhome she named Whimsey — because she had purchased it on a whim.For over five years, she and Whimsey put in over 40,000 miles, driving from Florida to Chicago, Montana, Oklahoma, and many other places.However, now that she's 90 years old and dealing with arthritis, she's given up the driver's seat and gifted Whitney to my husband and me.Despite having heart disease, Margie is active for her age, so when we decided to take her on a three-month RV adventure last summer, her doctors gave their blessing, and she couldn't wait to pack up and go.My mom is a pro at RV living, but I worried she'd struggle this time because of her age
Most afternoons in the RV, my mom would play the harp, read magazines, or crochet.
Melania Murphy
